Africa's unsung army of women wage war on COVID-19
Community health workers are the foot soldiers – mostly female – who are known in the neighbourhood and trusted to save lives
California passes landmark mandate for zero emission trucks
The mandate was hailed as a major step toward reducing emissions and improving public health near busy highway corridors and ports
Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts
Food and water scarcity, in particular, are becoming important drivers of conflict and need to become a security priority now, ministers say
Coronavirus pandemic makes more people vulnerable to trafficking, says annual U.S. report
The coronavirus pandemic has made more people vulnerable to human trafficking, an annual U.S. report concluded
EU countries agree their green transition fund will not pay for move to nuclear or fossil gas
The multi-billion fund aims to help the bloc end its reliance on fossil fuels and support emerging green industries
POLL-Americans split along party lines over green stimulus
More than half of Democrats said Congress should prioritize clean-energy industries in the next stimulus package compared to 18% of Republicans
As bosses embrace tech to monitor remote workers, can privacy endure?
Coronavirus has made employee monitoring software popular but workers' rights groups are concerned
Coronavirus cuts force Indonesia to scale back forest protection
Budget for firefighting teams has been cut by half, while layoffs due to pandemic encourage more people to clear land for crops using fire
Afghanistan uses green stimulus to hire lockdown jobless, boost Kabul's water supply
Afghanistan has joined a growing global trend of countries turning to "green stimulus" projects to address two urgent challenges at once
Masks and bleach: Europe's cities gear up for post-lockdown tourism
From Rome to Madrid, Europe's top tourism cities are scrambling to save the summer season after being hammered by COVID-19